A guide to expenses for hairdressers & beauticians.
August 31, 2021
What Are Expenses?
Expenses refer to anything you spend money on that has to do with running your business. As a beautician or hairdresser, this could be anything from shampoo and conditioner, to further training to keep up with industry standards.
As such, any of these thin...
The government has just announced up to £2,500 worth of grants per month( up to 80% of your income) for the self employed. The level of the help your receive will be worked out on your average earnings.
Only those who have filed a tax return can apply.
HMRC expect to be abl...
If you're in the construction industry & either fall under the Construction Industry Scheme yourself, or employ contractors, then this change will most probably effect you:
HMRC have decided that the treatment of VAT, under CIS will change on the 1st of October this year.Therefore, you must make sure that you understand the changes & how they will effect your business.
Under the new changes, customers receiving the service will have to pa...
Does worrying about whether you’re going to get paid on time, keep you awake at night?
July 15, 2019
Properly managing your business’ cash flow is mission critical...
... if you want to stay in business. Cash flow is after-all, the ‘heart beat’ of any business. The National Federation of self-employed & small businesses’ has conducted research, which shows that ‘37% of small businesses have run into cash flow difficulties’...
Can I claim a suit as a business expense?
June 5, 2019
So if you’re going to dress for success, surely you can claim all the clothing as a business expense?
HMRC are very strict when it comes to what clothing you can & can’t claim as a business expense. There is a term ‘Everyday wardrobe’ which is often used by HMRC. Clothing which you could wear, whilst not working, is usually not an allowable expense. Clothi...